Adoption
she looks to be
one and a half
in the photograph
she’s wearing a dress
and small slipper shoes
she’s standing outside
plants behind her
it’s a wallet-size snippet
black and white
not much to see
she fills the frame
a singular form
forcing a toothless smile
somebody took the shot
somebody stuck a sticker on it
a four digit number
of identification
that photograph
that number
was sent out
from Seoul, Korea
to America
Wilbraham, Mass.
a couple there
saw that photograph
of that little girl
and something
about her
reached
out to them
so they bought her
and changed her name
… her life
Nov. 12, 1974
TL